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Crist wants to cut corporate taxes to boost jobs

19 hours ago ago from Juice: National politics for South Florida |Sun-Sentinel Blogs

In his last year in office, Gov. Charlie Crist wants to score a final tax-cutting victory with a plan to slash Florida’s corporate income tax, which generates $1.7 billion annually. The move could help solidify the governor’s conservative credentials in his 2010 campaign for U.S. Senate, but the tax cut could be difficult to get through the Legislature given the state’s steep budget deficit for the coming year. The governor has been quietly ...

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Richmond is buzzing waiting for Kaine, expect major cuts, layoffs and tax hikes...

21 hours ago ago from The Shad Plank

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is due to show up with a two year spending plan in Richmond in the next half and hour or so, and the General Assembly building is humming with state officials, lawmakers and insiders hoping to get an early glimpse of the plan. As it stands now, Kaine is searching for ways to fill a $3.6 billion hole over the next two years. Kaine has warned that there won t be much good in his final budget, especially since his ...

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3 hours ago ago from New Car Reviews, Ratings & Pricing, Auto News for New Models

I admit, I got it wrong with the Shelby Ultimate being the new Bugazzi. Something about the $740k price and the predictability (unoriginality) of it made me pull the trigger too fast. This better? When did Paris Hilton start driving monster trucks? That thing makes a regular H2 look practical. I am always amazed by what people will do with cars.  Has to be the ugliest hummer I have ever seen. P-I-M-P, ...

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Focus | No car tax, but yes, local income tax?

11 hours ago ago from Augusta Free Press

Kaine gets heat for controversial proposed switch Story by Chris Graham freepress2@ntelos.net Goodbye, No Car Tax. Hello, New Local Income Tax. Tim Kaine didn't exactly say it that way, but that was the sum effect. Let’s keep the promise. Let’s get rid of the car tax on personal vehicles completely, but do it the right way, Kaine said in his budget message to state lawmakers today in Richmond that accompanied his ...

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3 hours ago ago from r.j.'s space - Windows Live

The Health Bill Is Scary - WSJ - I recently suggested that seniors will die sooner if Congress actually implements the Medicare cuts in the health-care bill put forward by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. My colleagues who defend the bill—none of whom have practiced medicine—predictably dismissed my concern as a scare tactic. They are wrong. Every American, not just seniors, should know that the rationing provisions in the Reid bill will ...

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Va. gov: End car tax, raise income tax 1 percent

19 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Va. gov: End car tax, raise income tax 1 percent RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The state's hated local car tax would be replaced with a $2 billion-a-year income tax increase under the new budget Gov. Timothy M. Kaine presented Friday. The departing Democratic governor's tax proposal accompanied a budget that prescribes about $1.2 billion in spending cuts in a bid to reconcile a $3.6 billion state revenue shortfall for 2010 through 2012. The plan ...

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Union promises to fight Carcieri’s proposed cuts

22 hours ago ago from Media General - Turnto10.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Union promises to fight Carcieri's proposed cuts The Associated Press Published: December 18, 2009 Updated: December 2009 PROVIDENCE Rhode Island's largest public employees labor union is denouncing Gov. Don Carcieri's deficit elimination plan as the ...

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Ohio Tax Cut Delay Means Less Cash For Taxpayers

1 day ago ago from Media General - NBC4i.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Ohio Tax Cut Delay Means Less Cash For Taxpayers Deal Cut On New State Budget Legislators and the Governor came to an agreement that will allow state money to go to state agencies and to school districts all over Ohio. 0 ...

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Federal estate tax remains in flux

6 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Politics

The federal estate tax is on course to be repealed for one year beginning in January, allowing heirs of large inheritances to temporarily escape the so-called death tax although a little-noted provision in the law would expose many smaller estates to higher tax liabilities. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt to temporarily extend the estate tax earlier this week, meaning that barring any unforeseen action the levy will ...

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Va. governor proposes mental heath cuts

17 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Va. governor proposes mental heath cuts Major provisions of Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's two-year budget proposed Friday: REVENUE: -Eliminates the car tax in favor of phased-in 1 percent income tax increase. -Increases the cost of liquor by 2 percent. -Eliminates the dealer discount, a share of the state's sales tax merchants were allowed to keep for collecting and remitting the tax to the state once a month. PUBLIC SAFETY: -Cuts ...

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